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The look of love

The look of love

Female leopard looking fondly on at a male she has been mating with all day. A long and painful process that can last several days with them mating repeatedly m...
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Female leopard looking fondly on at a male she has been mating with all day. A long and painful process that can last several days with them mating repeatedly multiple times in a day.
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NIKON D800E

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 220 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 4000/10

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Sep, 2015

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